Making Money
Business models are the surest way to understand a company’s motivations.
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For Apple, hitting middle age means a strategy primarily focused on monetizing its existing customers. It makes sense, but one wonders what happens next.
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The impact of Facebook’s News Feed changes on the media is far less interesting than what the changes — and their stated purpose — say about Facebook itself.
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Google is at its best when its product focus follows its business model; for too long Android was a detour.
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India and Gemini, Ten Blue Links, The Complicity Framework
Gemini got all of AI into trouble in India; how did this particular mistake happen? Then, Google may have been more dependent on 10 blue links than anyone realized, and a proposal for solving “AI Safety” issues through product decisions.
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Mistral, Microsoft’s Investment, Generative AI and Customer Support
Mistral is building foundational models in Europe, but Microsoft’s investment is a reminder that GPU is still the point of leverage. Then, customer support is an obvious AI use case that is already gaining traction.
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The Apple Vision Pro
The Apple Vision Pro is a disappointment for productivity, in part because of choices made to deliver a remarkable entertainment experience. Plus, the future of AR/VR for Apple and Meta.
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Intel’s Humbling
Intel under Pat Gelsinger is reaping the disaster that came from a lack of investment and execution a decade ago; the company, though, appears to be headed in the right direction, as evidenced by its execution and recent deal with UMC.
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Apple and the DMA, Apple and “Or”, A Reluctant Apple Apologist
Apple has unveiled its response to the E.U. Given the company’s insistence on monetizing its intellectual property, the response primarily serves to explain why the current App Store model isn’t the worst thing in the world.
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TSMC Earnings, The Trailing Node, Netflix-WWE Follow-Up
TSMC’s earnings highlight the company’s shift in business model, and how it is responding to potential Chinese capacity. Then, of course the WWE deal is about ads.
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An Interview with Om Malik About Tech’s History and Future
An interview with Om Malik about his career in technology, the dot-com and telecom bubbles, and why he is so excited about the future.
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The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple-Epic, Apple’s (Predictable) Response
The Supreme Court declined to hear the Apple Epic case, which means the injunction against Apple’s ban on steering links in apps goes into effect. Apple’s response, though, shows that nothing will change (and no one should be surprised).